FRIDAY’S SOLUTION — (No 9,282)

ACROSS: 1 Fall-off. 7 Lead-in. 8 Replica.

9 Knot. 10 Alec. 12 Feel for. 14 Doleful. 16 Ergo. 18 Heap. 20 Satanic. 21 Saluki. 22 Angular. DOWN: 1 Forward. 2 Lapse. 3 Ohio. 4 Flannel. 5 Dark blue.

6 Kimono. 11 Creeps up. 12 Fuchsia. 13 Reoccur. 15 One-way. 17 Renal. 19 Stag. SOLUTION ON MONDAY